With cases in Europe declining but numbers quickly growing in the Americas and other hot spots, the global COVID-19 total today passed 7 million cases, with deaths topping 400,000.It took 9 days for cases to climb from 6 million to 7 million, the same span it took to move from 5 million to 6 million.
As of today, the global total stands at 7,081,665 cases, and 405,002 people have died from their infections, according to the Johns Hopkins online dashboard.Worsening global situationAt a media briefing today, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, PhD, said, "Although the situation in Europe is improving, globally it is worsening." He said yesterday 136,000 cases were reported, the world's largest 1-day